CLIENT NEWS: Swerdlow proposes replacing Miami public housing complexes with 5,000-plus apartments with affordable, workforce units

March 12, 2025

Developer Michael Swerdlow wants to develop 5,730 multifamily units with some affordable and workforce apartments, replacing five public housing complexes across Miami. Coconut Grove-based Swerdlow Group’s project also will include 370,000 square feet of commercial space such as offices and a school; 250,000 square feet of open space and amenities and a new Tri-Rail passenger train station, according to Miami-Dade records. The project would replace the existing public housing complexes of Victory Homes at 520 Northwest 75th Street, Newberg at[...]

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CLIENT NEWS: 790-Foot Tower Cranes Approved At Former Miami Arena Site

December 30, 2022

The Federal Aviation Administration has just approved a requested to install two tower construction cranes at the former Miami Arena site. The applications for approval to install the cranes was filed with the FAA on August 4, and approved December 18. According to the approval notice, the cranes are permitted rise 779 feet above ground. One will reach 793 feet above sea level, while the other will reach 794 feet above sea level. The permanent building heights on the property[...]

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Melissa Tapanes Llahues Presented with The Builders Association of South Florida’s 2022 Joseph G. Goldstein Legislative Leadership Award

December 20, 2022

Miami, December 20 - The Builders Association of South Florida (BASF), the local affiliate of the National Association of Home Builder awarded Melissa Tapanes Llahues, Shareholder at Bercow Radell Fernandez Larkin and Tapanes, with its 2022 Joseph G. Goldstein Legislative Leadership Award in honor of her extraordinary leadership and commitment to the organization. Established in 1944, BASF is the result of over 70 years combined service to the building trade association field in South Florida. The organization has a reputation for[...]

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CLIENT NEWS: Miami Beach board approves Galbut hotel, Shvo office project

December 16, 2022

A trio of major projects scored key approvals from the Miami Beach Preservation Board on Tuesday. Russell Galbut can move ahead with the redevelopment of an apartment complex into a hotel near the city’s South of Fifth neighborhood. Michael Shvo can charge forward with his reimagining of the office clock tower on Lincoln Road. And Witkoff and Monroe Capital got authorization to demolish portions of the Shore Club hotel complex on Collins Avenue before obtaining building permits for a planned redevelopment. 1030 Sixth Street The[...]

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CLIENT NEWS: Chetrit revives $1B Miami River megaproject

December 16, 2022

The Chetrit Group is resuscitating plans for its $1 billion megaproject along the Miami River, and is tapping hospitality mogul David Grutman to run the food and beverage operations. New York-based Chetrit secured approval in 2015 for the 4 million-square-foot phased project, planned for a 6.2-acre site south of the river between I-95 and Southwest Second Avenue. The development, dubbed the River District, is expected to include 1,600 residential units, 30,000 square feet of retail, a marina, parking and Class A[...]

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CLIENT NEWS: Construction Continues On 578 Apartments, 250K SF Retail In Overtown

December 15, 2022

Work continues to progress at the massive Block 55 shopping and residential development in Overtown. Block 55 will include: 578 affordable apartments for seniors 250,000 square feet of retail space (signed tenants include Target, Aldi, Burlington, Ross, and Five Below) 1,050 parking spaces 1,400 square foot police substation Arquitectonica is the architect. Published December 13, 2022 on TheNextMiami.com

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